New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-21
"SALNTy CORNERn IN THE HOUSE.
REPUBLICAN NOOK IN THE CLOAK ROOM.

NJ MORE GIFT REFUSING BY THIS AusTERE p" RE-
FORM" ADMINISTRATION.
"ho" THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRrBUSiJ
WASHINGTON, JAN 2o.-Ihe Saints Corner Is o fAv-
ori1e retreat 10 the cloak room on Republican side OK
TUG mouse, where congena SPIRITS like Reed, Butter
worm" HscocS Bayne, Cannon and others like TO meet
peofe the House proceeds 10 busness 10 "swap lies
Auu Tell stoes In the Saints Corner there are moro
sood stories told than In all the of Washington taken
togethor 1t IL Republican corner. TO be sure, but
~neh good story teller like Allen, OF Mississippi comes
along or Van Eaton from the State, his politics
max" little difference ana he is received with hearty
welcome By the choice SPIRITS of this little circle. But
al n Muswump they draw the line They can't stand
a Mugwump. 1t would be forbidding and abhorrent
Ioree IL would break the circls. so the company
Is restricted TO those already named or such men as f.
H. Taylor the OF Garfield In the House; Clutch
CON- stephenson, and others like them, famous as
raconfeus Today the Saints Corner sept telegram
OF cohsat"laon TO one OF tho moss prominent OF its
oenbsrs Mr. Hlscock. and the term Saints Corner
appears In the dispatch and might misunderstood by
those who have heard OF the dongs Of this corner
-which by the nearly broken up by the prayer
OF the chaplain today ventured this explana-
ton.
Who does not remember the stern determination OF the
PRESIDENT when he first entered the White House. TO
accept no presents matter what they were or where
they came frcr In those days the Administration
organs han good deal To say about the virtues OF the
plclty OF tho members Of his Cabinet VINO sold DEPART
mrnt horses and with beating OF drums ana oil
thst sort OF thing ONLY 10 buy them back witt Ia Few
months aiterwar, Well, notice that tho President Is
ho a 20 particular now as he Used 10 be about
presents. Yesterday there letter OF his ~ the
paer acknowledging tne receipt OF fine fat turkey:
The day before 1t stated that Senator kenna had
sent HIN hear. Not live one, but one which the Seu-
ator had shot u the Willis OF West Virginia. Last week
II VAS cane the week before something else Ana now
annt te poodle Hector and the monkey ana the other
pets All innocent enough 6nt robDdy would tblnk OF
them now were 1t not tor the foolish manner IN when
the President refused to accept gift OF any knd rom
wellmtHnng but misguided people In former days mad
heen led throughout the country as virtue pecu
liar To Reform" Admhisra ion and les cher repre-
sentative.
Congressman Fndlay, OF Maryland has returned rom
n tr1p 10 Alabama aud Louisiana much Impressed WIN
the industrial progress made 10y the south IN recent years
lie visited Birmi CHAM. Alabama, where he found some
OF the largest aud most extensive iron furnaces IN te
country IN fun blast The output OF iron there ne De
caTcs Is sOmethng enormous. Judge Kelley OF Penn-
slvania has not in the opinion OF Mr. Finhay exagger-
atcd the condition OF affairs there in his numerous inter
views the subject He gives ~ tho result OF MS oo
servatons that in States like Alabama, Tennessee
Georgia North Carolina aud Virginia the feeling In faNoi
Of protective arl is daily growing stronger and Decom
lug popular.